Bitrate Confusion

[miata57]

Hello All,

I am using an Audiolab 6000N streamer which can play 192khz but what's the difference between the 24 bit/96khz and the 24 bit/192khz? 
When I stream most media seems to be 44.1.  Will I notice improved sound with higher bitrates?


Thanks
Howie

[geebo]

May 19, 2023 18:21:06 GMT -5 miata57 said:

Hello All,

I am using an Audiolab 6000N streamer which can play 192khz but what's the difference between the 24 bit/96khz and the 24 bit/192khz? 
When I stream most media seems to be 44.1.  Will I notice improved sound with higher bitrates?


Thanks
Howie

It's just the rate at which the music is sampled when converting from analog to digital. 96kHz means the music was sampled 96,000 per second and 192kHz means it was sampled at 192,000 per second. The samples are assigned a binary value which in these cases would be 24 bits in length. Theoretically the higher sample rate will produce higher quality music but so much depends on the quality of the music to begin with. I have 44.1kHz files that sound better than 96 or 192kHz files. Incidentally, CD's are done at 44.1kHz 16bit. The sample rate should be at least twice as high as the highest frequency to be reproduced.

[miata57]

Thanks geebo,

I have been happy with the quality at 44.1kHz and have not noticed a difference with the higher sample rates
I'm sure my stereo, although decent, may not be able to demonstrate any improvements with the higher sample rates